202
202
Sep 1, 2013
09/13
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 202
favorite 0
quote 0
a great step forward for the state of mississippi. which had to give way now, you know, north carolina has become the new mississippi now. [laughter] i'll let someone else answer the other question. that is one of my students and a bright young man. >> i will just say that the story itself, the tradition is alive and well at moorehouse college for sure. and we're going online with some things, we're converging the expertise, the brain power we need. we have one of our professors here at princeton now. so we think that a couple things have happened in this country recently. the monument here in washington, that was about $120 million. and then the king museum, civil rights museum in atlanta, and here's moorehouse college that built a chapel in 1979 with a statue out front and we think we need to converge more resources to really, really undergird this tradition this king tradition at moorehouse and that's what we're going to do. >> question on this side, please. >> hi. my name is jane and i have the honor of working with marvin at the
a great step forward for the state of mississippi. which had to give way now, you know, north carolina has become the new mississippi now. [laughter] i'll let someone else answer the other question. that is one of my students and a bright young man. >> i will just say that the story itself, the tradition is alive and well at moorehouse college for sure. and we're going online with some things, we're converging the expertise, the brain power we need. we have one of our professors here at...
97
97
Aug 31, 2013
08/13
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 97
favorite 0
quote 0
very clear, on the record, what happened to emmitt till, august 28th, 1955, that this kid visiting mississippi from chicago was said to have wolf whistled at a 21-year-old white woman, carolyn bryant, then goes back to a shack where he is staying with a distant uncle, great uncle, and three or four days later the woman's husband comes in the middle of the night with his stepbrother, drags him out of bed. they spend the entire night beating emmitt till to a pulp, to a pulp, then they take him out, shoot him in the head, then take his bullet ridden beaten body, wrap a cotton gin, throw it in the talahatchie river. how is that the equal of what happened between george zimmerman and trayvon martin? i don't know. but people think somehow with their grievance agenda it is. it lessens the credibility of today's civil rights movement. greg? >> you know what, i didn't need a civil rights movement, i'm just a white guy. maybe there will be one for short white people that smoke, i don't know. it is hard for me to say. i do believe there's kind of a battle for survival in this movement and a movement shou
very clear, on the record, what happened to emmitt till, august 28th, 1955, that this kid visiting mississippi from chicago was said to have wolf whistled at a 21-year-old white woman, carolyn bryant, then goes back to a shack where he is staying with a distant uncle, great uncle, and three or four days later the woman's husband comes in the middle of the night with his stepbrother, drags him out of bed. they spend the entire night beating emmitt till to a pulp, to a pulp, then they take him...
129
129
Aug 31, 2013
08/13
by
CSPAN2
tv
eye 129
favorite 0
quote 0
a 14-year-old african-american boy, and went to mississippi to be with an spawn uncle and cousin and is lynched. dragged out of the bed in the middle of the night by a white bomb and -- mob and ends up in the body of the river. when emma's body was found, -- emmett was 14, she was 14 when she dee integrated the central high school in, a. but emmett, when his body was sent back to chicago, his mother, maimy till, wasn't an activist, she was forced into this. losing her only child. she said she wanted the casket open for the wake and the funeral. she wanted the world to see the ravages of racism. the brutality of big industry. thousands streamed by his casket and saw, and then jet magazine, another black publication, took photographed of the disextendded, mutilated head, and they were published and seared into the history and consciousness of this country. she had something very important to teach the press. show the pictures. show the images. cue imagine if for just one week we saw the images of war, every newspaper had a picture of a dead baby on the ground, naming her, writing an ar
a 14-year-old african-american boy, and went to mississippi to be with an spawn uncle and cousin and is lynched. dragged out of the bed in the middle of the night by a white bomb and -- mob and ends up in the body of the river. when emma's body was found, -- emmett was 14, she was 14 when she dee integrated the central high school in, a. but emmett, when his body was sent back to chicago, his mother, maimy till, wasn't an activist, she was forced into this. losing her only child. she said she...
105
105
Aug 30, 2013
08/13
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 105
favorite 0
quote 0
somebody who started out their career, their adult years, as a reporter in jackson, mississippi, this is a great humbling honor. i am pleased to be here with people who have helped make me who i am and supported me in this work. my wife lia, julian bond, who has been one of my hero since i was a small child. [applause] julian's wife pam horowitz, the great members of the naacp staff, including joteka eaddy, who is leading the charge on our work to secure voting rights across this country. i am thankful to jeff and irie for extending this welcome to the press club. to the press club staff and ms. cook. 50 years after the march on washington, it becomes ever clearer the role that the media continues to play in informing our conversation about race and being the conscience of our country. we are grateful to "the new york times" and the role it played in challenging the stop and frisk in new york city. today i want to thank the man who is been my co-captain of the national staff for the last five years, roger vann. roger is the chief operating officer, and last year you might recall there
somebody who started out their career, their adult years, as a reporter in jackson, mississippi, this is a great humbling honor. i am pleased to be here with people who have helped make me who i am and supported me in this work. my wife lia, julian bond, who has been one of my hero since i was a small child. [applause] julian's wife pam horowitz, the great members of the naacp staff, including joteka eaddy, who is leading the charge on our work to secure voting rights across this country. i am...
62
62
Aug 30, 2013
08/13
by
CSPAN2
tv
eye 62
favorite 0
quote 0
i've been out, we went out one time to mississippi. and we were there. and then we went up to birmingham, alabama. we were there. we heard the same story time and time again. a woman is being abused. the neighbor, woman, calls up and guess who goes to jail? the person who called in the abuse. command simply turns around and says that woman doesn't have papers. what this law enforcement do? that's why you have to separate law enforcement from immigration policy. the police is there to protect the people. [applause] and they have to protect the women and the family. i mean, it's fine intended to talk about safety, but we have to understand just how safety really has a corrosive effect. the police, their cars are important to them, protect them. their guns are important to them to protect us. they are communication, their training is important. but the most important tool, instrument that the police have, is the people and the cooperation of the people. and when you pass immigration law, they criminalize all immigrants and make them fear the police, you mak
i've been out, we went out one time to mississippi. and we were there. and then we went up to birmingham, alabama. we were there. we heard the same story time and time again. a woman is being abused. the neighbor, woman, calls up and guess who goes to jail? the person who called in the abuse. command simply turns around and says that woman doesn't have papers. what this law enforcement do? that's why you have to separate law enforcement from immigration policy. the police is there to protect...
28
28
Aug 29, 2013
08/13
by
CSPAN2
tv
eye 28
favorite 0
quote 0
in all of the high schools in mississippi to read a great step forward for the state of mississippi which had -- north carolina has become the new mississippi now. so mississippi lost its place. i will let someone else answer the question. that is one of my students. a bright young man. >> i would just say it is the story itself at morehouse college for sure. we are going on line with some things and converging the expertise and the brain power. we have one of our professor. a couple things have happened in the country recently. the monument here in washington was about $120 million. and then the civil rights museum in atlanta. here is morehouse college that built a chapel in 1979 with a statute out front. we say that we need to convert more resources to really undergird this tradition at morehouse and that is what we are going to do. >> my name is jane and i had the honor of working at the brookings institution previously give it my question came up earlier and i can't you mentioned it regarding the civil rights movement and i was wondering if you could speak about that and the oth
in all of the high schools in mississippi to read a great step forward for the state of mississippi which had -- north carolina has become the new mississippi now. so mississippi lost its place. i will let someone else answer the question. that is one of my students. a bright young man. >> i would just say it is the story itself at morehouse college for sure. we are going on line with some things and converging the expertise and the brain power. we have one of our professor. a couple...
60
60
Aug 29, 2013
08/13
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 60
favorite 0
quote 0
mississippi lost its place. i will let someone else answered the next question. that is one of my students and a bright young man. >> the story itself, the tradition is alive and well at morehouse college for sure and we are going online with some things, converging via pretties, the brainpower that we need. we have one of our professors and a morehouse grad here at winston now. a couple of things that happened in this country recently, the monument here in washington, that was about $120 million and the king civil rights museum in atlanta and here is morehouse college who built a chapel in 1979 with a statue out front. we think we need to converge more resources to really undergird this tradition, this king tradition at morehouse and that is what we are going to do. >> i had the honor of working with marvin at the brookings institution previously. my question came up earlier and i think you mentioned it, regarding the role of women in the civil rights movement and their presence at the march. i'm just wondering if you could speak a little bit about that and the
mississippi lost its place. i will let someone else answered the next question. that is one of my students and a bright young man. >> the story itself, the tradition is alive and well at morehouse college for sure and we are going online with some things, converging via pretties, the brainpower that we need. we have one of our professors and a morehouse grad here at winston now. a couple of things that happened in this country recently, the monument here in washington, that was about $120...
118
118
Aug 29, 2013
08/13
by
CSPAN2
tv
eye 118
favorite 0
quote 0
our office is located in jackson, mississippi. i have been with head start since 1988, and i'm excited to be here today to share some of our concerns about sequestration. >> i'm martha covan the associate director for -- office of manage and budget which is part of the executive oversee the budget of a number of federal agencies including education, the administration for children and families at hhs where the head start program is. >> hi cay within the department hhs hhs and i started my early childhood career twenty years ago in a head start agency in brooklyn. so i'm really happy to be here today. i'm sharon from the center on budget and policy priorities. where i'm the vice president of budget policy and economic opportunity. this is a second go around for me at the center budget and friar returning in november, i worked for secretary inteel yous -- inteem use. >> i'm the manager director my work mostly focuses on the federal budget, deficits, and debt. >> great. i was wondering for we could start with you. we heard the number
our office is located in jackson, mississippi. i have been with head start since 1988, and i'm excited to be here today to share some of our concerns about sequestration. >> i'm martha covan the associate director for -- office of manage and budget which is part of the executive oversee the budget of a number of federal agencies including education, the administration for children and families at hhs where the head start program is. >> hi cay within the department hhs hhs and i...
93
93
Aug 29, 2013
08/13
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 93
favorite 0
quote 0
would much rather have it in a brand new state-of-the-art pipeline than traveling a barge down the mississippi, tanker cars, or trucks. >> there's a story that was first report bid the hill newspaper saying that the e he on would likely be uld -- >> that's actedly not a new storyifment that came out a couple years ago and was investigated. and my understanding is there were no conflicts found. what you're starting to see is a recycling of a lot of events. keep in mind that executive order that was put in place that governs this entire process was put in place to expedite cross-border transportation facilities. instead of expediting it, this is now taking longer again, we could have built the empire state building five times by now, we completed world war ii in less time. so at some point you start to say, we've had four studies. we've had this, we've had that. at some point the question is has this policy really been high jacked or are we still on path? > eric from our democrat's line. >> we have environmental studies. we've also had practical xperience with spills. i don't know where o you're
would much rather have it in a brand new state-of-the-art pipeline than traveling a barge down the mississippi, tanker cars, or trucks. >> there's a story that was first report bid the hill newspaper saying that the e he on would likely be uld -- >> that's actedly not a new storyifment that came out a couple years ago and was investigated. and my understanding is there were no conflicts found. what you're starting to see is a recycling of a lot of events. keep in mind that executive...
87
87
Aug 29, 2013
08/13
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 87
favorite 0
quote 0
go back to mississippi. go back to alabama. go back to south carolina. go back to georgia, go back to louisiana, go back to the slums and ghettos of our northern cities. knowing that somehow this situation can and will be changed. let us not wallow in the valley of despair. i say to you today, my friends -- [ cheers and applause ] >> -- though even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow i still have a dream. it is a dream deeply rooted in the american dream. i have a dream that one day this nation will rise up, live out the true meaning of its creed. we hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal. i have a dream that one day on the red hills of georgia, sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood. i have a dream that one day even the state of mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of oppression will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice. i have a dream that my four little children w
go back to mississippi. go back to alabama. go back to south carolina. go back to georgia, go back to louisiana, go back to the slums and ghettos of our northern cities. knowing that somehow this situation can and will be changed. let us not wallow in the valley of despair. i say to you today, my friends -- [ cheers and applause ] >> -- though even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow i still have a dream. it is a dream deeply rooted in the american dream. i have a dream...
89
89
Aug 29, 2013
08/13
by
ALJAZAM
tv
eye 89
favorite 0
quote 0
. >>, in mississippi, in alabama, people were struggling to have the right to citizenship, the right to vote, the right to public accommodations. people were being jailed and this was a culmination of those efforts to come to washington and petition the federal government to intervene and insure that in fact all citizens have equal treatment. >> annie, you were there, too, 50 years ago. again, you were there today for the march today. how did being there in 1963 impact who you became no. >> it changed my life. i was 17, and i had a summer job. i was on my way to college and i realized that there were people all over the country who i was aworking class examined kid of immigrant parents but still had this genetic advantage and needed to go down and say i'm standing with everyone else, because it was so important. i went into college thinking i would be a high school english teacher and i said no, i needed to go into journalism to stand up, bear witness and maybe make a difference. >> martha, you've written about the ways in which the women were at times overlooked. there was only one
. >>, in mississippi, in alabama, people were struggling to have the right to citizenship, the right to vote, the right to public accommodations. people were being jailed and this was a culmination of those efforts to come to washington and petition the federal government to intervene and insure that in fact all citizens have equal treatment. >> annie, you were there, too, 50 years ago. again, you were there today for the march today. how did being there in 1963 impact who you...
21
21
tv
eye 21
favorite 0
quote 0
know by the immaterial as you know precious precious brother from chicago with the book that jim crow mississippi was shot down like a dog with the old jim crow the jim crow that was legalized of the american law as you know given your magnificent work my brother was american law to not just criminalize black people but to terrorize and. traumatize black people with rather trayvon martin is under the new jim crow where young black males especially poor black males and females are criminalized it demeaned their degraded as a form of soul murder that enables physical murder as in the case of the zimmerman i still call it a murder us to call it a killing in that sense no matter what the law say is that do not accept races vertica don't accept races jurors but i recognize they have to come to terms with the reality of those kind of verdicts and jurors decisions but there is parallel as in the sense that the old jim crow in new jim crow and this is this is part and parcel of not just affecting black people but affecting working people it makes it very difficult of course the people of different colors
know by the immaterial as you know precious precious brother from chicago with the book that jim crow mississippi was shot down like a dog with the old jim crow the jim crow that was legalized of the american law as you know given your magnificent work my brother was american law to not just criminalize black people but to terrorize and. traumatize black people with rather trayvon martin is under the new jim crow where young black males especially poor black males and females are criminalized...
186
186
Aug 28, 2013
08/13
by
WRC
tv
eye 186
favorite 0
quote 0
alleghenies of pennsylvania, but also from stone mountain of georgia and every hill and mow hill of mississippi. there was one place that dr. king didn't mention in that speech but about which he later spoke of forcefully and that was the district of columbia. that's because, that's because full freedom and democracy were and are still denied to the people who quite literally live within the sight of the capital dome. we have no voting representative in our own congress. we pay more than $3.5 billion. $3.5 billion a year in federal taxes. but don't even get the final say in how we spend the money. and we send our sons and our daughters to fight for democracy overseas but don't get to practice it fully here at home. so today, as we remember those who gave so much a century ago to extend the blessings of liberty to all americans, i hope that all of you will stand with me when i say what we must let freedom ring from mt. st. al bon where rises the majestic national cathedral. and most of all, we must let freedom ring from capitol hill itself, until all of the residents of the very seat of our grea
alleghenies of pennsylvania, but also from stone mountain of georgia and every hill and mow hill of mississippi. there was one place that dr. king didn't mention in that speech but about which he later spoke of forcefully and that was the district of columbia. that's because, that's because full freedom and democracy were and are still denied to the people who quite literally live within the sight of the capital dome. we have no voting representative in our own congress. we pay more than $3.5...
166
166
Aug 28, 2013
08/13
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 166
favorite 0
quote 0
august 28th, 1955, emmett till was dragged from his cousin's home in mississippi and lynched. that lynching was part of what launched a civil rights movement. in 1963 on august 28th, dr. king stood and articulated a dream for the nation. on august 28th, 2008, president obama or then senator obama stood and accepted the nomination of the democratic party for the u.s. presidency. today, he will speak to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the march. from that lynching on august 28th to this moment of an african-american president on august 28th, there have been real accomplishments. there have been real changes. we have to acknowledge that, in fact, we have made progress as a country. at the same time, that we must absolutely recognize the continuing structural barriers that exist in terms of economic inequality, unfairness in the workplace, lack of opportunity in housing, often lack of opportunity in education from k through 12, as well as in higher education, and, of course, the realities of continuing residential segregation that impact everything from our health to our oppor
august 28th, 1955, emmett till was dragged from his cousin's home in mississippi and lynched. that lynching was part of what launched a civil rights movement. in 1963 on august 28th, dr. king stood and articulated a dream for the nation. on august 28th, 2008, president obama or then senator obama stood and accepted the nomination of the democratic party for the u.s. presidency. today, he will speak to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the march. from that lynching on august 28th to this...
108
108
Aug 28, 2013
08/13
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 108
favorite 0
quote 0
to become the mayor of the fourth-largest city in mississippi. we have been entrusted with making the lives of people better that we serve. prospere is, freedom to , coexist, govern. african-americans, elected officials and black mayors in must not create ways to govern after being elected. period of time, during reconstruction, african- americans held elected office. jim crow quickly ended that. one of the challenges before african-americans, minorities, and women is the freedom to govern. we must do locally what president obama was able to do theonally, and go back to individuals, groups, pastors who helped get us here and encourage them to make their voices heard and push our collective agendas forward. we are afforded an awesome opportunity to be here today. we have this opportunity because of people like martin luther king, who did not quiver or retreat in the face of injustice. it is because of those who demanded to remain seated when they were asked to move. it is because of those who marched on, even though they were weary and bloodied. o
to become the mayor of the fourth-largest city in mississippi. we have been entrusted with making the lives of people better that we serve. prospere is, freedom to , coexist, govern. african-americans, elected officials and black mayors in must not create ways to govern after being elected. period of time, during reconstruction, african- americans held elected office. jim crow quickly ended that. one of the challenges before african-americans, minorities, and women is the freedom to govern. we...
104
104
Aug 28, 2013
08/13
by
ALJAZAM
tv
eye 104
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> we will not be satisfied sass long as the negro in mississippi cannot vote and the negro in new york believes he has nothing for which to vote. >> there was no way to know then that it would have the impact that it has had. it's just fantastic. >> there's no way in the world we ever believed we'd live long enough to see a black president. >> congratulations, mr. president. >> i cried, because it never occurred to me that i would live long enough to see a black man become president of the united states. >> for a black man in this societies, there's always been this need to be cautious about the way you presented yourself in public, because you could end up like trayvon. i think dr. king let us understand that you still had to take the risk. i love bang black man in america, because it means that there's still hope that things can be changed without mowing down thousands of citizens the way that's happening in other parts of the world. >> it still hurts when other people don't think of you as an american, you're a black american, but you really aren't an american. if the rest of t
. >> we will not be satisfied sass long as the negro in mississippi cannot vote and the negro in new york believes he has nothing for which to vote. >> there was no way to know then that it would have the impact that it has had. it's just fantastic. >> there's no way in the world we ever believed we'd live long enough to see a black president. >> congratulations, mr. president. >> i cried, because it never occurred to me that i would live long enough to see a black...
143
143
Aug 28, 2013
08/13
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 143
favorite 0
quote 0
so i went to mississippi that summer of 1964 and i lived with a family. ms.johnson, her daughter was a teenager, june johnson and had been beaten in wynonna, mississippi. june was a strong girl. the family was strong there were about 12 children in the family. they took in three of us. two white girls and myself. host: ruth thanks for the call and thank you for sharing your story from 50 years ago. owen ullmann, we talked about your own participation. walk us through how you arrived here and why you came? guest: my parent has raised me and i'm proud of their values of stressing the importance of treating everyone equally with respect. they had some friend who were active. a church who had organized a group of people to go to the march. friend of their son who was a friend of mine, asked do you want to come. of course it was kind of like an adventure. kid in new jersey going to washington d.c. we got on a school bus. it was a baptist church that organized it from new jersey. i remember, it must have been like 2:00 or 3:00 in the morning when we left. going
so i went to mississippi that summer of 1964 and i lived with a family. ms.johnson, her daughter was a teenager, june johnson and had been beaten in wynonna, mississippi. june was a strong girl. the family was strong there were about 12 children in the family. they took in three of us. two white girls and myself. host: ruth thanks for the call and thank you for sharing your story from 50 years ago. owen ullmann, we talked about your own participation. walk us through how you arrived here and...
223
223
Aug 28, 2013
08/13
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 223
favorite 0
quote 0
by the time i started first grade in meridian mississippi it w was integrated. that is nothing short of extraordinary and that is a legacy that we put first at the feet of martin luther king and also all the civil rights workers and protesters and leaders who gave their all to make sure that white children like myself and black children who were my friends, who i played football with in first grade and baseball with in first grade, would go to school together. that was the normal. that was normal for me. let me -- al, let me go to you quickly here. it is incredible how that was normal for me and yet for my sister who was six years older and for others who were just a little bit older that wasn't the normal. because of king's speech in '63 and because of the work of everybody in the civil rights movement, because of that courage and because of this speech that inspired so many an integrated school in meridian, mississippi, that was the new normal and that has always been normal for me. >> you know, my mother cried when dr. king was killed. i was only 13. i had ju
by the time i started first grade in meridian mississippi it w was integrated. that is nothing short of extraordinary and that is a legacy that we put first at the feet of martin luther king and also all the civil rights workers and protesters and leaders who gave their all to make sure that white children like myself and black children who were my friends, who i played football with in first grade and baseball with in first grade, would go to school together. that was the normal. that was...
196
196
Aug 28, 2013
08/13
by
KRCB
tv
eye 196
favorite 0
quote 0
the people that was struggling in the black belt of alabama in southwest, georgia, in the delta of mississippi. >> and there was a line about marching through the south like sherman which had to be exercised before you delivered, isn't that right? >> it is true that i did have a line in the speech that said in effect if we do not see meaningful progress here today, the day will come, when we will not confine our marching in washington. but we may be forced to march through the south the way sherman did nonviolently. the archbishop of washington -- if i did not delete that part of the speech. and we had some discussion the evening before the march. and later someone came to me and said how is your speech and i said, we have to make some changes you have to delete something. and i remember having a discussion with mr. wilkins and i said roy, this is my speech. and i'm speaking for the young people. speaking people fresh from jails. and he sort of dropped it. and randolph and martin luther king, jr. came to me. and we met right on the side of mr. lincoln. the music was already playing. someone ha
the people that was struggling in the black belt of alabama in southwest, georgia, in the delta of mississippi. >> and there was a line about marching through the south like sherman which had to be exercised before you delivered, isn't that right? >> it is true that i did have a line in the speech that said in effect if we do not see meaningful progress here today, the day will come, when we will not confine our marching in washington. but we may be forced to march through the south...
204
204
Aug 27, 2013
08/13
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 204
favorite 0
quote 1
days after king made that speech, for girls were blown apart by the church in philadelphia, mississippi, a worker from boston was beaten to death. the day of this demonstration we have six people shot in washington the same day. black americans right now, young people, we lose 3000 every six months. we have a 9/11 every six months. over 4000 died in 40 years of lynching. we could lose more than that in one year. the priorities that we have are not racism. just because i say that i need tires for my car, my mother gots heart surgery, we have to establish priorities. because i spend my resources helping my mother does not mean i do not need tires. the challenge we face is we are going to give voice to the least of all its children as a measure of our effectiveness and leadership? [applause] the answers will come by going sufferingommunities of problem, and finding out not from the 70% of the households that are raising children, dropping out, but what is happening in the 30% of the households of the people who are not dropping out of school, in jail, on drugs. we just rolled a young lady
days after king made that speech, for girls were blown apart by the church in philadelphia, mississippi, a worker from boston was beaten to death. the day of this demonstration we have six people shot in washington the same day. black americans right now, young people, we lose 3000 every six months. we have a 9/11 every six months. over 4000 died in 40 years of lynching. we could lose more than that in one year. the priorities that we have are not racism. just because i say that i need tires...
192
192
Aug 26, 2013
08/13
by
CSPAN2
tv
eye 192
favorite 0
quote 0
it was lead by ab fbi agent originally from mississippi. he lead the investigation that ultimately resulted in the conviction. after an epic two-month trial, in a city where people say you never will get people convict him. and a city where buddy went to prison, with the voters -- when buddy was minutessed by the judge the judge talked about how he was really two people. dr. jekyll and mr. hyde. buddy said privately to a friend later how come i didn't get two f-ing paychecks. he was convicted of racketeering conspiracy. being knowing about it but not actually being physically involved in of the underlying acts. and buddy kind of framed it as what was i convicted of? being the mayor. some of the jurors felt otherwise. he was the guy who knew how to keep himself insulated like a mob boss he prosecuted ironically. he was able to stay occupy the direct line. he knew everything that was going on. he was the kind of guy one juror told me how many roles of toilet paper there were in city hall. buddy said it was part of the aura he kind of conveyed
it was lead by ab fbi agent originally from mississippi. he lead the investigation that ultimately resulted in the conviction. after an epic two-month trial, in a city where people say you never will get people convict him. and a city where buddy went to prison, with the voters -- when buddy was minutessed by the judge the judge talked about how he was really two people. dr. jekyll and mr. hyde. buddy said privately to a friend later how come i didn't get two f-ing paychecks. he was convicted...
91
91
Aug 26, 2013
08/13
by
CSPAN2
tv
eye 91
favorite 0
quote 0
sent federal troops down to the university of mississippi. well, we don't have to go to that level today, president barack obama does have to take a stronger position on social justice, particularly with respect to issues of poverty and jobs. >> if i may, because congressman moses entered the room, i want to go back to this whole idea of galvanizing the college. energy that exists because the youngest speaker at the march 50 years ago, and get his perspective on what he sees as rule for those young individuals today as we look for freedom and civil rights and peace and jobs. >> well, we must turn the pages of history. first of all, let just say that i'm delighted and very happy to see each and everyone of you. and welcome to capitol hill. but the young people, ma the students, the college students -- [inaudible] by the action of rosa parks, and the people in montgomery. some of you may be old enough to remember that in 1957 and 1958, there was a book published called martin luther king, jr. and the montgomery story. it was a comic book. a gro
sent federal troops down to the university of mississippi. well, we don't have to go to that level today, president barack obama does have to take a stronger position on social justice, particularly with respect to issues of poverty and jobs. >> if i may, because congressman moses entered the room, i want to go back to this whole idea of galvanizing the college. energy that exists because the youngest speaker at the march 50 years ago, and get his perspective on what he sees as rule for...
382
382
Aug 26, 2013
08/13
by
KTVU
tv
eye 382
favorite 0
quote 2
. >> friend, i'm a mississippi segragist and i'm proud of it. >> reporter: as the south resisted integration, president john f. kennedy grew frustrated, nelson says the president wanted to help blacks but also wanted to appease southern voters. >> the kennedys were sort of behind it but not really. i mean lip service was there. >> reporter: throughout that summer more than 300 freedom riders traveled through the deep south. in september the president's brother attorney general robert kennedy asked for and received more stringent regulations. by the end of 61, public transportation throughout the south was integrated. >> after the violent response to the freedom riders, president kennedy sent a bill to congress. he talked to the nation about why it should pass. >> now the time has come for this nation to fulfill its promise. the events in berming ham and elsewhere have so increased that cries for equality that no city or state or legislative body can choose to ignore them. the fires of frustration and discord are burning in every city. in demonstrations, parades and protests. which create ten
. >> friend, i'm a mississippi segragist and i'm proud of it. >> reporter: as the south resisted integration, president john f. kennedy grew frustrated, nelson says the president wanted to help blacks but also wanted to appease southern voters. >> the kennedys were sort of behind it but not really. i mean lip service was there. >> reporter: throughout that summer more than 300 freedom riders traveled through the deep south. in september the president's brother attorney...
29
29
Aug 26, 2013
08/13
by
CNNW
tv
eye 29
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> we cannot be satisfied as long as the negro in mississippi cannot vote and a negro in new york believes he has nothing for which to vote. >> as he's reading his next, mahalia jackson, the famous gospel singer, is sitting on the platform, and she shouts at him, and says, tell them about the dream, martin, tell them about the dream. >> i still have a dream. >> i said oh "s," i thought it was a mistake to use that. but how wrong i was. it had never been used on a world stage before. >> whoever was standing next to me, i said to that person, they don't know it, those people out there, they don't know it, but they're ant ready to go to church. >> i have a dream that one day on the red hills of jordan, sons of farmers, slaves, and the sons of slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood. >> it was like you could hear a pin drop. i guess everybody in the audience at that time felt he was actually speaking to them. >> i have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation will they will not be judged by the color of their skin but the content of
. >> we cannot be satisfied as long as the negro in mississippi cannot vote and a negro in new york believes he has nothing for which to vote. >> as he's reading his next, mahalia jackson, the famous gospel singer, is sitting on the platform, and she shouts at him, and says, tell them about the dream, martin, tell them about the dream. >> i still have a dream. >> i said oh "s," i thought it was a mistake to use that. but how wrong i was. it had never been used...
141
141
Aug 25, 2013
08/13
by
CNN
tv
eye 141
favorite 0
quote 0
bore witness to how heroic his efforts were to bring freedom and justice in the darkest corners of mississippi at a bad time. by the way, it's little noted nor very often remembered that the march on washington for which dr. king rightly became so famous was originally designed to be primarily a march in memory of medgar evers and what had happened to medgar evers. that got lost in the shuffle of the day as it developed and has been lost in the history and reporting since that time. >> well, dan rather, you have provided so much detail and illumination about what happened there, we really appreciate you joining us. thanks for coming on "reliable sources." >> thanks for having me. thanks a lot. >> for more on how the media covered the civil rights movement and the march on washington, we turn to joseph torres, senior director at free press and co-author of the "new york times" bet seller "news for all the people, the epic story of race in the american media" and paul delaney, a reporter who covered the civil rights movement and a founding member of the national association of black journalists.
bore witness to how heroic his efforts were to bring freedom and justice in the darkest corners of mississippi at a bad time. by the way, it's little noted nor very often remembered that the march on washington for which dr. king rightly became so famous was originally designed to be primarily a march in memory of medgar evers and what had happened to medgar evers. that got lost in the shuffle of the day as it developed and has been lost in the history and reporting since that time. >>...
89
89
Aug 25, 2013
08/13
by
MSNBC
tv
eye 89
favorite 0
quote 0
kind of like them getting drug into this my grandfather and great grandfather were lawyers in mississippi and drafted wills for people they said they shouldn't draft wills for, shouldn't go in those african-american houses and draft wills for them. it helped me understand, my skin may ab different color but we're all part of the human race. we've got to do better. my god, i've been so touched by everything this weekend it's indescribable. >> you absolutely set the table for us here. i appreciate how generous you've been with your intergenerational study, that we're always standing here with our parents and our children. and that you have lost your child is unspeakable. that you are here together and you are continuing to parent him, despite his loss, is extraordinary. i appreciate you continue thoug >> right. >> thank you. >> thank you very much. >> thank you, very, very kch. >> thank you all for being here and for sharing every part of your story. >>> up next, my father shares his memory of the march on washington with me and the moment he will never forget. we'll be right back. for a st
kind of like them getting drug into this my grandfather and great grandfather were lawyers in mississippi and drafted wills for people they said they shouldn't draft wills for, shouldn't go in those african-american houses and draft wills for them. it helped me understand, my skin may ab different color but we're all part of the human race. we've got to do better. my god, i've been so touched by everything this weekend it's indescribable. >> you absolutely set the table for us here. i...
124
124
Aug 25, 2013
08/13
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 124
favorite 0
quote 1
i think he got 10% of the vote in mississippi last year, 10% of the white vote. by age, younger whites a lot more friendly to president obama than older whites. by college degree status. there are lots of divisions here. so, it's really pockets of resentment we're talking about among white voters towards obama. >> that's absolutely right. in the deep south basically obama got maybe 10% to 20% of the white vote in all these states. then as you leave the south, the white vote grows until you get to the northeast where he's winning a majority. midwest, where he's winning a large majority. the west coast, winning a large majority again. one of the clearest ways to figure out someone's views on the welfare state on redistribution to the poor is just to ask them their racial views. it's a consistent finding of political scientists, which i think points to something very important. while i think a lot -- it's not a lot but some of the opposition to obama is shaped by his race. i'm not sure it's necessarily rooted in barack obama in particular, and more the many larger,
i think he got 10% of the vote in mississippi last year, 10% of the white vote. by age, younger whites a lot more friendly to president obama than older whites. by college degree status. there are lots of divisions here. so, it's really pockets of resentment we're talking about among white voters towards obama. >> that's absolutely right. in the deep south basically obama got maybe 10% to 20% of the white vote in all these states. then as you leave the south, the white vote grows until...
106
106
Aug 25, 2013
08/13
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 106
favorite 0
quote 0
in mississippi, they were generous with the time. on this day, 58 years ago, it was the location for the dream. my cousin and i, emmett till, my brother and my nephew, we went to a little town in money, mississippi. while we were there, emmett whistled at carolyn bryant. because he whistled, he was killed and shot in the head. we cried. our hearts were broken -- the paper said there is a time, for all things under the sun, there is a time to weep. in our country, when an american stopped another american, shot him like a dog, and the jury said, not guilty, it is crying time again. we need to do something. young people, listen to me. i was so upset. i wanted to see who was supporting them. i wanted to see who was buying advertising time. i saw a two japanese automobile makers. i have one of those automobiles. before i buy that automobile again, i will buy a skateboard. we have to change the system, young people. this is your homework. go home and see who is supporting these bigots on our television. do something about it. do not buy t
in mississippi, they were generous with the time. on this day, 58 years ago, it was the location for the dream. my cousin and i, emmett till, my brother and my nephew, we went to a little town in money, mississippi. while we were there, emmett whistled at carolyn bryant. because he whistled, he was killed and shot in the head. we cried. our hearts were broken -- the paper said there is a time, for all things under the sun, there is a time to weep. in our country, when an american stopped...
242
242
Aug 24, 2013
08/13
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 242
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> you grew up in mississippi? >> i did. kelly, i am two generations short from maids and farmers. it's because of my father, the late reverend james thomas mcclowen, that my mother got to go to high school. he built the first black high school in mississippi, my town. we have a long way to go. my father worked heavily to help integrate schools in mississippi. but today we don't have a level playing field when it comes to education. today the new plantation is the prison system. we have more black males in the prison system. so with the hard work that my father did and by the way, he was assistant warden also in the prison where before my father got there, there were chain gangs. my father really believed that you could rehabilitate the criminal. so we have a long way to go with the inner city, with people now on welfare, more so than ever before. so we have equal opportunity. do we have equal access? >> jack gains, thank you. joe freeman, good friends of mine. thank you both. juan williams, always good to have you. angela,
. >> you grew up in mississippi? >> i did. kelly, i am two generations short from maids and farmers. it's because of my father, the late reverend james thomas mcclowen, that my mother got to go to high school. he built the first black high school in mississippi, my town. we have a long way to go. my father worked heavily to help integrate schools in mississippi. but today we don't have a level playing field when it comes to education. today the new plantation is the prison system....
118
118
Aug 24, 2013
08/13
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 118
favorite 0
quote 0
they faced bombs at birmingham and mobs in mississippi. they sat down at lunch counters so others could stand up. they marched and they organized. remember dr. king did march from selma to montgomery -- he didn't speak by himself, he didn't -- there were thousands marching with him and before him and thousands more that did the dirty work that precede it had march. the successful strategies were litigation, organization, mobilization, and coalition. all aimed at creating a national constituency for civil rights. sometimes it is the simplest of these. >> another civil rights icon, president, founder of rain bo push coalition, the reverend esse l. jackson, sr. >> today we appeal to have mercy upon our plee. i was blessed to be here 50 years ago. thank god for the journey, 50 years of tragedy and try umple. there was blood in the amplete we marched in 63. i was with him and a band of warriors as he felt the agony of the might mare approaching in memphis. the pendulum swung between hope and hopelessness, he celebrated the joy of our progress,
they faced bombs at birmingham and mobs in mississippi. they sat down at lunch counters so others could stand up. they marched and they organized. remember dr. king did march from selma to montgomery -- he didn't speak by himself, he didn't -- there were thousands marching with him and before him and thousands more that did the dirty work that precede it had march. the successful strategies were litigation, organization, mobilization, and coalition. all aimed at creating a national constituency...
193
193
Aug 24, 2013
08/13
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 193
favorite 0
quote 1
day people like reverend george lee who fought for voting rights in 1955 in a town called bell zony, mississippi, william moore, a postman from maryland that walked a letter, was walking with a letter to the governor that was murdered, viola, a mother of five, people, regular people, not just the iconic leading we remember but regular people tired of the foot of oppression on their back and stood up and said no, they made the difference. they made this 50th anniversary of the march on washington possible, and i think it is important to remember the sacrifices they made. the southern poverty law center, in fact, was founded to ensure that the promises of that movement would be a reality, become a reality for every person, and so we want to be inspired today by those who came before us. and as congressman lewis said and the clip that you played a little bit ago, that we have got to continue to stand up. we have to continue to demand justice. fredrick douglas says power concedes nothing without a struggle, and certainly the civil rights movement is an example of a struggle by the people. >> civil r
day people like reverend george lee who fought for voting rights in 1955 in a town called bell zony, mississippi, william moore, a postman from maryland that walked a letter, was walking with a letter to the governor that was murdered, viola, a mother of five, people, regular people, not just the iconic leading we remember but regular people tired of the foot of oppression on their back and stood up and said no, they made the difference. they made this 50th anniversary of the march on...
189
189
Aug 24, 2013
08/13
by
MSNBC
tv
eye 189
favorite 0
quote 0
i wish they had told me that in mast mississippi when they tied that cotton sack on me. they were very generous with the time. it was from sun to sun. on this day, 58 years ago, was the occasion for the dream. my cousin and i emmett teal, maurice, my brother, my nephew, we went to a little town in money, mississippi. while we were there emmett whistled. he was shot in the head and thrown in the river. we cried. our hearts were broken. the bible said there's a time for all things under the sun. there's a time to weep, but what had just happened in our country when an american stalked another american, shot him down like a dog and the jury said not guilty, it's crying time again. we need to do something. young people, listen to me. i was so upset that i take the programs. i want to see who was supporting them. i wanted to see who was buying or paying for the advertising time. i saw two japanese automobile make makers. i have one of them. before i buy that again i'll ride a skateboard. go lohome and see who is supporting these bigots. don't buy their products. they tell me
i wish they had told me that in mast mississippi when they tied that cotton sack on me. they were very generous with the time. it was from sun to sun. on this day, 58 years ago, was the occasion for the dream. my cousin and i emmett teal, maurice, my brother, my nephew, we went to a little town in money, mississippi. while we were there emmett whistled. he was shot in the head and thrown in the river. we cried. our hearts were broken. the bible said there's a time for all things under the sun....
66
66
Aug 24, 2013
08/13
by
MSNBC
tv
eye 66
favorite 0
quote 0
and go back to mississippi, go back to north carolina. come here, but don't stay here. if you're going to change the nation, you've got to think states? and this is a question of what is happening in our local community. we will continue with coverage of this 50th commemoration of the march on washington when we return. [ bottle ] okay, listen up! i'm here to get the lady of the house back on her feet. [ all gasp ] oj, veggies -- you're cool. mayo? corn dogs? you are so outta here! aah! 'cause i'm re-workin' the menu, keeping her healthy and you on your toes. [ female announcer ] the complete balanced nutrition of great-tasting ensure. 24 vitamins and minerals, antioxidants, and 9 grams of protein. i see you, cupcake! uh-oh! [ bottle ] the number one doctor recommended brand. ensure®. nutrition in charge™. [ bottle ] the number one doctor recommended brand. help keep teeth clean and breath play close.fresh and close. with beneful healthy smile food. with special crunchy kibbles and great taste... ...it's a happy way to a healthy smile. new beneful healthy smile food
and go back to mississippi, go back to north carolina. come here, but don't stay here. if you're going to change the nation, you've got to think states? and this is a question of what is happening in our local community. we will continue with coverage of this 50th commemoration of the march on washington when we return. [ bottle ] okay, listen up! i'm here to get the lady of the house back on her feet. [ all gasp ] oj, veggies -- you're cool. mayo? corn dogs? you are so outta here! aah! 'cause...
83
83
Aug 24, 2013
08/13
by
MSNBC
tv
eye 83
favorite 0
quote 0
i was in the mississippi delta when i got a call from friends who say bayard said if you want to work on the march, it's going to happen. get yourself on to a plane and come to new york. and that's how i got to be on the staff of the march. one of the seminole experiences of my lich. >> 50 years ago today. we'll return to today's commemoration of the march later in the show. >>> president obama to do something about the horrifying carnage in syria. anything he can do? a live report is next. can become major victories. i'm phil mickelson, pro golfer. when i was diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis, my rheumatologist prescribed enbrel for my pain and stiffness, and to help stop joint damage. [ male announcer ] enbrel may lower your ability to fight infections. serious, sometimes fatal events including infections, tuberculosis, lymphoma, other cancers, nervous system and blood disorders, and allergic reactions have occurred. before starting enbrel, your doctor should test you for tuberculosis and discuss whether you've been to a region where certain fungal infections are common. you should
i was in the mississippi delta when i got a call from friends who say bayard said if you want to work on the march, it's going to happen. get yourself on to a plane and come to new york. and that's how i got to be on the staff of the march. one of the seminole experiences of my lich. >> 50 years ago today. we'll return to today's commemoration of the march later in the show. >>> president obama to do something about the horrifying carnage in syria. anything he can do? a live...
89
89
Aug 24, 2013
08/13
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 89
favorite 0
quote 0
john from jackson mississippi, good morning. yes, i am a conservative republican from mississippi. i agree with the doctor earlier. i think obamacare is very bad. it is going to go down naturally. i am not for a government shutdown i am for tying it to and doing asing the conservative republicans will done. i think we ought to way entitlements and electric public and in 2014. i am not for a government shutdown and i am not for obamacare. i am tying it to the debt ceiling. host: that is the strategy as far as speaker boehner is concerned. caller: i think that is what we should do. eastern and central time zones and mountain pacific time zones are the options. the numbers are on your screen, you can call the one that best represents you. for and worth -- foreign affairs released a story in the washington post this morning, talking about a reunion of families on both sides in korea -- calls, this is john from idaho, good morning. i believe that republicans are missing an opportunity right now to win if wehe government and make president obama passed the health care and not give people
john from jackson mississippi, good morning. yes, i am a conservative republican from mississippi. i agree with the doctor earlier. i think obamacare is very bad. it is going to go down naturally. i am not for a government shutdown i am for tying it to and doing asing the conservative republicans will done. i think we ought to way entitlements and electric public and in 2014. i am not for a government shutdown and i am not for obamacare. i am tying it to the debt ceiling. host: that is the...
112
112
Aug 24, 2013
08/13
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 112
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> when the mississippi in southwest georgia and alabama, in harlem, chicago, philadelphia, and all over this nation the blacks are on the march for freedom. >> plus the force of labor vital to the civil rights movement, vital to the success of the march on washington. and as we go to break, the beat of music at the heart of the day. gospel singer mahalia jackson and her rendition of "how i got over" went down in history. ♪ how did we make it over ♪ look back in wonder how we made it over ♪ ♪ tell me how we got over the boys used double miles from their capital one venture card to fly home for the big family reunion. you must be garth's father? hello. mother. mother! traveling is easy with the venture card because you can fly any airline anytime. two words. double miles! this guy can act. wanna play dodge rock? oh, you guys! and with double miles you can actually use, you never miss the fun. beard growing contest and go! ♪ i win! what's in your wallet? his day of coaching begins with knee pain, when... [ man ] hey, brad, want to trade the all-day relief of two aleve for si
. >> when the mississippi in southwest georgia and alabama, in harlem, chicago, philadelphia, and all over this nation the blacks are on the march for freedom. >> plus the force of labor vital to the civil rights movement, vital to the success of the march on washington. and as we go to break, the beat of music at the heart of the day. gospel singer mahalia jackson and her rendition of "how i got over" went down in history. ♪ how did we make it over ♪ look back in...
346
346
Aug 24, 2013
08/13
by
FOXNEWS
tv
eye 346
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> we have this huge crowd from mississippi. >> how has your time in new york been? >> wonderful. is coming here the highlight? >> absolutely. >> we are talking about his fire with areas of the west. >> overnight it went from a 60,000 acre fire to a 120,000 acre fire. 150 miles from san francisco you might think they get a big part of their water. 80% of their water comes from the hetch hetchy reservoir. there is rainfall going into the southwest. it won't come on shore with the tropical storm. southern california could be getting heavy rain falling in quick amounts of time. all of the areas that you see have flood watches and warnings going on. a couple of inches of rain have fallen and there is flooding going on. we'll send it back to you inside. >> well, remember the benghazi attacks were at a year september 11th, 2012 and we still don't have a lot of answers and folks behind bars. suspects have been identified in this attack. we are learning new information and sources told fox news that the special operations group that we put in charge of getting these guys are getting out.
. >> we have this huge crowd from mississippi. >> how has your time in new york been? >> wonderful. is coming here the highlight? >> absolutely. >> we are talking about his fire with areas of the west. >> overnight it went from a 60,000 acre fire to a 120,000 acre fire. 150 miles from san francisco you might think they get a big part of their water. 80% of their water comes from the hetch hetchy reservoir. there is rainfall going into the southwest. it won't...